Cobra (PowerPark)

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Cobra

PowerPark Location Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland Coordinates 63.229753°N 22.858882°E / 63.229753; 22.858882 Status Operating since 2005 Rider height Minimum: 130 cm Maximum: 195 cm
Statistics
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Product	Boomerang
Type	Steel - Shuttle
Riders per train	28
Hourly capacity	760
Area	88 metres × 30 metres
Height	35.5 metres
Top speed	75.6 km/h
Length	285 metres
Track inversions	3
Rider inversions	6
Duration	1:48
G-Force	5.2

Cobra is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Vaasa, Finland. The ride is a Boomerang installation, manufactured by Vekoma. Opened in 2005, it is the first Boomerang to use Vekoma's MK1211 open-sided trains. The ride was constructed by RCS GmbH.

Design

Elements
Cobra roll Vertical loop

This is a Boomerang clone.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Ride Experience

The ride starts as the train is pulled backwards from the station and up the first lift hill by a catch car. After being released, the train passes through the station. At this point, smoke is released, adding an effect to the ride. The train the enters a cobra roll element (referred to as a boomerang by the designers), and then travels through a vertical loop. After being pulled up the second lift hill, the train is released to head backwards through each inversion once more, making the total amount of inversions per ride six. Brakes slow the train down as is passes through the station backwards, and then comes to a complete stop in the station.

External links

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  Cobra on the Roller Coaster DataBase.